1. Congratulations of being selected to your first camp with the US National Team! Describe the experience and what did you enjoy most about it? 

Thanks so much! I was so nervous but also really excited!  Everyone there was such an amazing athlete so the competition was intense but all of the girls were so nice.  It was cool meeting girls from all over the country as well as meeting a few girls from Dallas and Austin who I play against in ECNL conference games.  The training sessions were tough and I went to bed exhausted each night. I definitely learned a lot though and came home confident that I can continue to play at that level.  We did get away from the training center for a day and spent it on the beach in Malibu. That was amazing!

4. The college process has recently started for you. How has that been going and what have you been doing to navigate what can be a complicated time? 

It has been so overwhelming!  First off, trying to decide where I might like to go and if that school is a good fit for me has taken a lot of time and just has been tough. My coaches (Chris Maravalli and Stuart Self) have been awesome with sitting down with me to help create a list of colleges that is realistic and achievable. They put in a lot of time with us off the field, answering questions, and talking to college coaches! I also went to Pat’s (O'Toole) club college recruiting meeting and that was informative as well because he gave us suggested timelines and sample emails to look at when creating our own lists. I've put together a spreadsheet with the different schools’ information so I can record the date of the email or phone conversation I had with each coach; it's been a big help. After sending my first emails to different schools, it was so exciting to see some of those coaches show up to see me play at the Phoenix tournament.  My coaches have been great in keeping me informed about what schools are showing interest and the feedback they have received from the college coaches; they have made it so much easier.

6. Going into the second half of your u15 year, what do you think you need to improve the most, what are your long term goals, and how are you going to achieve them?  At the national training camp, I was placed as a left back which is a position I don’t play often so based on that, I really need to improve on my serving with both feet. I also need to work on my physical strength and not getting knocked off the ball. My long-term goal is to play soccer at a high level division one university so I’m going to continue to lean on my coaches to improve my technical game as well as trying to be a leader both on and off the field.